Tank-support.



No. 822,159. PATENTBD MAY 29, 1906. A. SHARE.

TANK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1905.

INVENTOR.

A TTOR/VE V.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT SHARE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO EDWARD O. REGESTER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

TANK-SUPPORT.

Patented May 29, 1906.

Application filed June 24,1905. Serial No. 266.768.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT SHARE, of the city of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Tank-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in supports for that class of tanks which are secured to the walls of buildings, as hereinafter fully described.

In the description of the said invention which follows reference is made to the accompanyin drawings, forming a part hereof, and in whio Figure 1 is a partly-sectional front view of a tan a supported in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a top view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view of one member of the supporting device and a part of the tank, which is shown in section. Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 3, taken on the dotted line :0 00. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a side and an edge view of the other member of the tanksupport.

Referrin now to the drawings, 1 represents an or inary wood tank having the usual metallic linin a, and 2 the wall of the building to which t e tank is secured.

3 is the fixed member of the tank-support, consisting of a thin tapered shank I), having, preferably, concave sides and a collar 0 at the large end,which' is adapted to be driven into the mortar joint between bricks of the wall. Projecting from the collar 0 is a cylindrical stud d, which is inserted through a hole of a corresponding size in the rear wall 6 of the tank. By reference to the drawings it will be seen that the stud d is not central of the collar 0, but placed to one side. This produces the offset face 0, which is struck by the hammer in driving the shank 1) between the bricks of the wall.

f are vertical rabbets cut in the sides of the stud d adjacent to the inner side of the wall 6, adapted to receive the secondary mem ber 4 of the support.

The secondary member 4 of the support consists of a flat hook pivoted to the inner side of the rear wall 6 of the tank by means of an ordinary screw 5 and in such position with respect to the rabbeted portion of the stud that its free end may be swung over the same, and thereby secure the tank to the wall, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

I claim as my invention- In combination with a tank, a support for the same which consists of a tapered fiat shank having a collar and a cylindrical stud which is inserted through the rear wall of the tank, the said stud being placed out of central alinement with the said collar and provided with rabbets near its end, and a hook pivoted to the inner surface of the rear wall of the tank adapted to engage with the rabbeted portion of the stud, substantially as specified.

ALBERT SHARE. Witnesses:

THOMAS G. HULL, A. O. BAYLEY. 

